And then on Friday a courier delivered some tokens of the big clown's goodwill. In addition to a half dozen coupons for free breakfast sandwiches, we received this set of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle dolls...

...this set of Shrek collectibles...

...and this set of Wizard of Oz collectible dolls.

So here's the deal.

I appreciate that Lori took the time to send these things out: I truly, truly do. But Graham doesn't have the foggiest idea who any of these characters are and he is currently up to his neck in toys and it just feels a little dodgy to me that I should actually profit from an unfortunate incident when all I really wanted was an apology and so...

I'm gonna give 'em away.

I'm gonna give the coupons to my brother 'cause he's a single dad and he works his butt off driving a dump truck and he eats at McDonald's and he will use and appreciate them. I'm gonna give two sets of the collectibles to a local shelter that houses women and children fleeing domestic violence.

And...drumroll please...I'm gonna send out one set of the collectibles to one of you fabulous readers because, really, if it weren't for all your support and angry comments the fuzzy-red-haired one might not have even paid me any heed.

So if you are interested, or you have kiddies who would be interested, in one of the three sets of collectibles, leave me a comment indicating which one you'd like. I'll close the comments at midnight next Saturday, print 'em up and pick one from a hat.

I'll post the name of the winner on Sunday and even pick up the cost of mailing the dolls out. I will, however, remove them the cardboard set they came in and stuff them in a bubble envelope or something 'cause postage is expensive and there's a limit to my generosity, y'all.

So there you have it, a happy ending for everyone. Leave me a comment and enter to win!

60 comments:

I'm leaving a comment, but please don't send them to me. I just wanted to say that when I first read your post, but before I got to the end, my first thought was, "Oh great, plenty of plastic crap to clutter up your house!"

But that is a nice gesture on the part of the manager. And good luck to anyone who does want them!

My daughters are going on their first plane ride on 3/24 and Wizard of Oz is a big deal around these parts. And I have it on good authority that the Easter Bunny already picked up a couple of Wizard of Oz sticker books... And small items that I can carry on a plane and keep both kids busy... DING DING DING!

Wow! I can't believe they're still trying to make up their mistake. It's great that they're going the extra mile. My son would love the Shrek set, but we need them like we need a hole in our heads. Please do NOT include us in the drawing. May someone who truly wants them win.

What a happy ending! That's a great idea to give them to the shelter and all and your bloggy friends. I don't want them, but did you know whoever gets it that if you keep a whole set unused, it will be a collector's item someday. :) But what the heck, I'd rather see my kids enjoy them if I were you. Plus, they'd find them and destroy them if I did want to collect them. I hope one of the Wizard of Oz people will win them.

Hell no to McDonald's toys...we have enough Bratz Dolls and Strawberry Shortcakes as is...I even tell them to leave the toy out now, please and thanks. Hopefully, I've broken the habit early enough that my girls will never expect that crapola.

That said, I find it HILARIOUS that McDic sent you THREE sets of toys! Wow. I have no more words :D

I do NOT WANT THESE! I REPEAT, this comment does not at all imply that we want these toys. We do our part, on happy meal at a time, to make McDonalds the multi-billion dollar empire it is. I just wanted to say that I read through this history and I, like you, am impressed with the grace McDonald's remedied the situation.

I'm leaving a comment, but don't enter me in the giveaway - hell, I have enough bright plastic 'stuff' of my own, without getting more from other people. No offence intended.

Just wanted to say 'good for you' ... I find it somewhat 'typical' of McDonald's that they feel the way to say 'sorry' is with toys. I'm probably just a cynical old witch, but there you go - I'll live with it.

I just want to comment to say that I'm glad they at least apologized and tried to 'fix things', even it meant sending you lots of plastic crap that you don't need.... although the Wizard of Oz crap is actually pretty cool looking.

But no. I can resist. Don't enter me in the drawing... or if you do, donate it with the rest of the pile. ;-)

I just want to comment to say that I'm glad they at least apologized and tried to 'fix things', even it meant sending you lots of plastic crap that you don't need.... although the Wizard of Oz crap is actually pretty cool looking.

But no. I can resist. Don't enter me in the drawing... or if you do, donate it with the rest of the pile. ;-)

Hi!I don't need any of the toys. But ... if you are going to donate them to a women's shelter, can I suggest auctioning the full sets on e-bay and donating the profits? There are some MAJOR collectors out there, and you may actually make it more worthwhile.Or not. Now that I type that out it sounds like a lot of work. But if you're into e-bay...

Eli is all about the Ninja Turtles right now. He even made himself a raphael mask at his birthday party. Sorry I have been comment frigid lately. I promise I am reading ...Every.Single.Word! It's also nice to see someone taking responsibility. That's a lot of loot!

Wow, that's a lot of Happy Meal treasures!! I know I shouldn't be throwing my hat into the ring, but the girlie would love the Wizard of Oz set. That way I could just slip her a toy in lieu of an actual greasy meal. It may work in theory, anyway LOL!

Wow! That was really nice of her to send all of that out. Some people collect those things! Way to pay it forward! But please, do not enter me in the drawing. If I get anymore of those freaking toys from McDonalds I am gonna have to get a bigger house. Ack!

I do this about once a year. I pack up all the McDonald's, Burger King, etc. toys and send them to a school so that the teachers can put them in their treasure chest for the kids to pull from when they've been good (let someone else trip over them - *Wicked.Evil.Grin*)

I absolutely and unabashedly LOVE YOU!!! And your "minimum wage is incentive enough to sacrifice compassion and common sense on the altar of rigid corporate dogma." is one of the BEST EVER lines summarizing current corporate values that I have seen.

My girls would completely go ya-ya bananas over those Wizard of Oz dolls. They have the Dorothy & Witch (which means we had McDonald's twice during that chunk of toys), but they'd love the rest of the set!!!!

Oooh, that's a tough one. THe little guys would want the "Mutant Engine Turtles", but most Happy Meal toys in our house get stolen by Budman and taken to work with him in which case, he'd probably rather have Shrek...

Definitely a gesture of goodwill on the part of the manager. I'm glad she is trying to make it right. You've chosen a great way to disperse everything. Don't enter me to win a set though, please. My mom is a McDonald's hostess, and we have had every Happy Meal toy ever made (although I do give a box full away every 6 months or so, they keep coming every Wednesday)...lol

seriously? i am just getting caught up on my bloggy reading and it's literally minutes from the deadline. normally i would pass (except for books) BUT Mouse bugged and bugged me to go to McDonald's so she could get the Wizard of Oz dolls...but since my kids don't actually eat McDonalds (I swear it's true) they don't get the treats....so if you would please enter me into the draw I would appreciate it.

seriously? i am just getting caught up on my bloggy reading and it's literally minutes from the deadline. normally i would pass (except for books) BUT Mouse bugged and bugged me to go to McDonald's so she could get the Wizard of Oz dolls...but since my kids don't actually eat McDonalds (I swear it's true) they don't get the treats....so if you would please enter me into the draw I would appreciate it.

seriously? i am just getting caught up on my bloggy reading and it's literally minutes from the deadline. normally i would pass (except for books) BUT Mouse bugged and bugged me to go to McDonald's so she could get the Wizard of Oz dolls...but since my kids don't actually eat McDonalds (I swear it's true) they don't get the treats....so if you would please enter me into the draw I would appreciate it.